Cedar Creek was named for the ninth year in a row Division IV Sweepstakes Winner for its outstanding performance at the 2013 North Louisiana High School Literary Rally.
At the State Rally, Cedar Creek students also performed exceptionally.

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More than 100 area residents participated in Saturday’s local segment of the Louisiana Teen Challenge Walk to raise awareness for the program and funds for an addition to the Ruston induction center. Teen Challenge is a faith-based organization that helps rehabilitate men, women and families from addictions. Following the walk, participants enjoyed crawfish, corn and potatoes. Vincent Smith (foreground) scoops crawfish while Myles V. Seymour hands a plate to a customer.

Cedar Creek School senior Brandon Carroll has been named a National Merit Finalist.
Brandon, the son of Clay and Teresa Carroll, of Jonesboro, is among more than 15,000 students who have advanced to be finalists.

More than 1.5 million students in more than 22,000 high schools entered the scholarship program by talking the Preliminary SAT their junior year.

Brandon is part of a group representing less than 1 percent of United States high school seniors, which includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.